Same cores, higher clocks, and FastConnect 6900 for WiFi 6E

Although it has already showed up in leaks and rumors, Qualcomm has now officially unveiled its new Snapdragon 865+ SoC, which is breaking all barriers by hitting 3.1GHz, as well as bringing WiFi 6E into the fold.

Leaking dragons

The Asus ROG Phone 3 might have an unannounced Snapdragon under its bonnet.

Qualcomm starts 5G laptop era

The Always Connected PC (ACPC) initiative and Snapdragon 8cx with 5G modem have enabled what will go down in history as the first 5G enabled laptop. The Lenovo Flex 5G is available at Verizon in the US.

Review: Great battery life ACPC

Microsoft was the first to ship Qualcomm's 8CX SoC the chip that they internally called Microsoft SQ1 inside the Surface Pro X. The machine did an impressive job with a nice screen, unique detachable design, and decent, but not great battery life. The Samsung Galaxy Book S came in a notebook form factor and significantly better battery endurance.   

Teases Sony Alpha-inspired Xperia Pro with mmWave

Although its official MWC 2020 event was canceled, that did not stop Sony from announcing two new flagship smartphones, Snapdragon 865-powered the Xperia 1 II (Xperia One Mark Two) for sub-6GHz 5G, as well as the Alpha-inspired Xperia Pro, aimed at the professional market and with mmWave.

Up to 7.5 Gbps download, 3 Gbps upload

Qualcomm tends to introduce its latest modems just shortly before the Mobile World Congress time, and the company just launched its third generation 5G modem simply called X60.

Entry-level SD 460, SD 662, and the gaming-oriented SD 720G

Qualcomm has announced three Snapdragon mobile chipset to cover the entry-leve and mid-range smartphone markets, the Snapdragon 460, Snapdragon 662, and the gaming-oriented Snapdragon 720G.

Brings desktop-level features to Snapdragon platform

During the second day of its annual Snapdragon technology summit in Hawaii, Qualcomm touched a topic of mobile gaming, and it appears that the company is quite serious about tapping this big and lucrative market, bringing desktop-level features to the Snapdragon platform and offering mobile gamers performance, quality and unique set of features.

Covers mainstream and entry-level segments

Following the success of its premium Snapdragon 8cx compute platform for always-on, always-connected devices, Qualcomm has unveiled two new Snapdragon compute platforms during the third day of its annual Snapdragon technology summit in Hawaii, the Snapdragon 8c and the Snapdragon 7c, aimed at mainstream and entry-level devices.

Octa-core CPU with Kryo 475 CPU and Adreno 620 GPU

After announcing its flagship Snapdragon 865 SoC and both the Snapdragon 765 and the gaming-oriented Snapdragon 765G, Qualcomm has decided to reveal a bit more technical details about these SoCs during the second day of its annual Snapdragon technology summit in Hawaiian island Maui.